Flash-Mono: Feed-Forward Accelerated Gaussian Splatting Monocular SLAM

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.03092v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:17:23 GMT
• Title: Flash-Mono: Feed-Forward Accelerated Gaussian Splatting Monocular SLAM
• Abstract summary: We present Flash-Mono, a system composed of three core modules.<n>A feed-forward paradigm, leveraging multi-frame context, is crucial for addressing these challenges.<n>By directly predicting Gaussian attributes, our method bypasses the burdensome per-frame optimization required in optimization-based GS-SLAM.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Monocular 3D Gaussian Splatting SLAM suffers from critical limitations in time efficiency, geometric accuracy, and multi-view consistency. These issues stem from the time-consuming $\textit{Train-from-Scratch}$ optimization and the lack of inter-frame scale consistency from single-frame geometry priors. We contend that a feed-forward paradigm, leveraging multi-frame context to predict Gaussian attributes directly, is crucial for addressing these challenges. We present Flash-Mono, a system composed of three core modules: a feed-forward prediction frontend, a 2D Gaussian Splatting mapping backend, and an efficient hidden-state-based loop closure module. We trained a recurrent feed-forward frontend model that progressively aggregates multi-frame visual features into a hidden state via cross attention and jointly predicts camera poses and per-pixel Gaussian properties. By directly predicting Gaussian attributes, our method bypasses the burdensome per-frame optimization required in optimization-based GS-SLAM, achieving a $\textbf{10x}$ speedup while ensuring high-quality rendering. The power of our recurrent architecture extends beyond efficient prediction. The hidden states act as compact submap descriptors, facilitating efficient loop closure and global $\mathrm{Sim}(3)$ optimization to mitigate the long-standing challenge of drift. For enhanced geometric fidelity, we replace conventional 3D Gaussian ellipsoids with 2D Gaussian surfels. Extensive experiments demonstrate that Flash-Mono achieves state-of-the-art performance in both tracking and mapping quality, highlighting its potential for embodied perception and real-time reconstruction applications. Project page: https://victkk.github.io/flash-mono.

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